Do you lease your aircraft to a third party in return for income generated through rentals? If so, a one hour webinar entitled Dealing with the IRS Passive Loss Limitations might be of interest. The webinar will be presented on Thursday, July 22 at 2 PM EDT. Tax implications exist for those who purchase an […]
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1/4-scale flying boat replica at Florida Air Museum
A 1/4-scale replica of the Benoist XIV Flying Boat circa 1914 will debut at the Florida Air Museum at SUN ‘n FUN on Sunday, July 18. The replica comes to being from a partnership between the Florida Air Museum and students from Polk County Public School District’s Central Florida Aerospace Academy and was funded by […]
WACO debuts Barnstormer Edition
WACO Classic Aircraft has introduced the 2010 WACO YMF-5C Barnstormer Edition. Certified for commercial activities, the new model features: Dual magneto R755 B2 (275 hp) engine featuring a 1,400 hour TBO; vinyl interior and rubber floor covering; basic VFR instrumentation, including Garmin avionics; traditional analog engine instrumentation; Goodyear 8.5 x 10 flight custom tires; hold […]
300th RV-10 flies
On May 29, 2003, Van’s Aircraft launched the successful first flight of its new four-place kit, the RV-10. Now, five years later, more than 1,000 RV-10 kits have been sold and 300 have flown. Completed by Nigel Lamping of Cheshire, United Kingdom, RV-10 G-XRVX took to the sky June 26. His “first flight” report was […]
Taurus LSA takes off
Pipistrel has unveiled the Taurus LSA, the first-ever high-performance two-seat self-launching glider with all advantages of the LSA category. The Taurus LSA is equipped with a 50-hp retractable powerpack, allowing for unassisted powerful takeoffs on supershort runways and glider fields, company officials note. Takeoff distance is less than 600 ft., even when fully loaded and […]
Aero Twin receives additional improvements for its Honeywell engine installations
Aero Twin, Inc. has received additional FAA approval for improvements in its Honeywell TPE331-12JR-701AT/-703AT engine installation in both the Cessna Caravan (Model 208) and the Grand Caravan and Super Cargomaster (Model 208B) aircraft. The original FAA Supplemental Type Certificate No. SA02291AK, was awarded to Aero Twin, Inc. by the FAA Anchorage Aircraft Certification Office on […]
For sale: Murphy Renegade line
Though Murphy Aircraft struck a deal in early 2009 to sell the rights and assets of the Murphy Renegade line of aircraft, the buyer was unable to nail down the financing, and has lost its option, which means the rights to manufacture the Renegade and Renegade Spirit, including customer leads and inquiries, intellectual property, fixtures […]
Flying the Kitfox LSA
One of the benefits of the Light Sport Aircraft movement is that it has paved the way for manufacturers of kit aircraft to enter the world of ready-to-fly designs. One of the more recent entries into the fly-away models is the Kitfox S-LSA from Kitfox Aircraft LCC of Homedale, Idaho. It’s designed to appeal to […]
iCub takes off
SportairUSA has been named the U.S. importer and distributor for the iCub, the Light Sport Aircraft bush plane manufactured by Zlin Aviation. The iCub evolved from Zlin’s Savage Cruiser and Classic taildraggers. It is built to ASTM LSA standards and fitted with the iPad aviation information center as standard equipment. SportairUSA will debut the iCub […]